moti magri udaipur, Sarada Travelogue

Here is a picnic spot in the Udaipur  steeped in history.  On the lake shore of Fateh Sagar is the place where the legend of the Maharana Pratap and his brave Arabian Horse Chetak  is kept alive as a Memorial.  The beautiful horse statue adorns the median i n the udaipur city and is lit beautifully in the night.
The rest of the photos were taken during the boat ride at the Fateh Sagar Lake


Information from the web.

 Moti Magri ("Pearl hill") is a hill  overlooking the Fateh Sagar Lake in the city of Udaipur, Rajasthan.

Atop the Moti Magri or Pearl Hill is the memorial of the Rajput hero Maharana Pratap, which has a bronze statue of the Maharana astride his favourite horse "Chetak".  Statue of Maharana Pratap of Mewar, commemorating the Battle of Haldighati.


Maharana Pratap Memorial was initiated in the twentieth century by Pratap sabha Maharana Bhupal singh of Mewar, which was carried over and completed with the help of a public trust.

 The Bravery Tale of Maharana Pratap

·         In 1576 the battle of Haldi Ghati was fought between the Mughal Emperor Akbar and Rajput king Maharana Pratap, when the Akbar decided to invade the Rajput dynasty.
·         Akbar army included 2,00,000 soldiers that outnumbered the 22,000 soldiers of Maharana Pratap’s army.
·         In spite of the compact army Maharana Pratap fought true, he stood to his principles and chose to fight fair when getting a chance to easily execute the Mughal army general Raja Man Singh on his jungle hunting session.
·         The soil of Haldi Ghati turned red due to the blood spilled from the soldier’s bodies. If you plan to visit Haldi Ghati, don’t forget to notice the red-soil.

The Loyality Tale of Chetak

·         In the battle of Haldi Ghati, the ride of Maharana Pratap was his beloved horse Chetak.
·         The Mughal army general Raja Man Singh was seated on an elephant, it was difficult for Pratap to reach him; when Chetak jumped and rested the front legs on the elephant’s trunk, tearing it apart. Pratap then launched his laced sword towards the elephant rider and executed him.
·         When Chetak’s leg landed on the elephant’s trunk, it crippled on of his legs.
·         Despite of the injury, when Chetak realized that his master is wounded and needed to be rescued from the battle, he ran towards a safe place with Pratap on his back, he also jumped a water stream with his crippled leg.
·         After crossing the stream, he fell on the ground, and died on the spot.
·         Maharana Pratap built a memorial on the same spot as a tribute to his loyal mate.






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